Renegade Funktrain

Renegade Funktrain is an Australian groove band that formed in 1994.[1]

Renegade Funktrain was formed by former Sound Unlimited members Rosano and Tina Martinez along with Dereck Antunes.[2] Their single "I Wonder" (a Buddhist-influenced reworking of the Boz Scaggs' song)[3] was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release as was their album Renegade Funktrain.[4][5]

Members
  • Rosano Martinez – vocals
  • Tina Martinez – vocals, keyboards
  • Dereck Antunes – drums, vocals, keyboards
  • Brian `DJ A.S.K.' Patrick – turntables
  • Ramesh Sathiah – keyboards
  • Juan Gonzalez – guitar, vocals
  • Adam Dehnen – bass
  • Craig Calhoun

Discography

Albums
List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
[6]
Renegade Funktrain
  • Released: April 1996
  • Label: EastWest (0630119612)
  • Formats: CD
 46

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[6]
"Testify" 1993 — Renegade Funktrain'
"I Wonder" 1995 68
"Renegade Funktrain"/"I Wonder"[7] 1996 48
"Joy" —

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1995"I Wonder"ARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseNominated
1996Renegade FunktrainARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseNominated

References
  1. McFarlane, Ian (1999), "Encyclopedia entry for 'Renegade Funktrain'", Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, archived from the original on 2004-08-09{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Williams, Sue (3 September 1995), "Family Business", Sun Herald
  3. Tom, Emma (12 April 1996), "Groove Track", Sydney Morning Herald
  4. "Winners By Award – Best Dance Release - ARIA Awards", ARIA
  5. Scatena, Dino (27 August 1996), "ARIAs throw up Regurgitator", Daily Telegraph
  6. Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Renegade Funktrain". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
    • "I Wonder": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 233.
  7. Holmes, Peter (24 March 1996), "Cd Romp", Sun Herald
  8. ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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